Friday, February 14, 2014

cyber day friday #2

SHORT ANSWER A: The Egyptians were really smart and knew how to make things to make their life much simpler. In my opinion the most important invention of the Egyptians was writing. They wrote hieroglyphics and records about their life style. Another invention of Egypt was papyrus sheets. They learned how to make sheets of parchment from a specific plant. I have been doing research and I find it pretty fascinating that they kept the way to make it a secret so that they could continue selling it to other places. Lastly, another important invention was the invention of the sail boat. As the Nile River played a huge roll in their society, they built large wooden boats to sail on the Nile and to help them benefit for other things such as travel, exporting, immigration, and more.

SHORT ANSWER B: The Egyptian pyramids are really big fascinating structures that (some) we have today such as the statue of Liberty. One feature of the pyramids was the use of burial. They would use them as a burial place to the pharaohs so that they could prepare for the after life. Also the pyramids weren't just a big triangular structure with just a body in them. They had amazing structure inside of them. There were tunnels, dead ins, hieroglyphs, and more. It's as if the Egyptians prepared for the attempt of theft. The last feature of the pyramid was the material. The pyramids were made out of limestone, granite, and more. An additional invention that I like is mummification. They used salt, oils, and wraps to preserve the body for the after life. The fact that they believed in an after life and hat they could do all these things showed how smart and intelligent the Egyptians were.

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